Software Engineering Manager

(Local or Remote)
ROLE OVERVIEW
We are seeking a hands-on manager of managers, with the ability to delegate tasks and find success through other managers. They will drive the execution and delivery of features by collaborating with many multi-functional teams, architects, product owners, and engineers. They will make critical decisions that attribute to the success of the product and business. Must be comfortable handling ambiguity, while proactively foreseeing known issues and developing resolutions prior to them occurring.
Within months of taking on this role, we expect the Director to iterate our roadmap and grow the team. To understand the technical ecosystem (e.g. stack tech etc.) and drive high-quality product and feature creations that are production ready. They will provide high-level support and unblock people on decisions and challenges.
ABOUT YOU

• Partner with PO initiatives to align with objectives, priorities, trade-offs, and risks.
• Ensuring teams have clear priorities and adequate resources.
• Be a multiplier and have a passion for the team and team members' success. Be an influential multiplier in the organization. Maintaining high morale and motivating the delivery team to go above and beyond.
• Providing technical guidance, career development, and mentoring to team members. Vocally advocating for technical excellence and helping the teams make good decisions. Mentoring is your super-strength!
• Participating in architecture discussions and planning. Help the organization drive scalable decisions.
• Participating in cross-functional coordination, planning, and reviews with leads from other engineering teams.
• Maintaining and encouraging our culture by interviewing and hiring only the most qualified individuals. Empower individuals to get to their best!
• Drive critical product thinking in engineering and continue to help developers tie the threads on the big picture and execution.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Masters / Bachelors degree required in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 4 + years of proven ability leading software engineering teams with a distinguished track record on technically fast paced projects and scaled products.
• Working experience in software engineering best practices including coding standards, code reviews, SCM, CI, build processes, testing, and operations.
• Experience with Agile development methodologies. Scrum Master experiences a huge bonus.
• Experience leading large scale distributed systems, working with micro-services and/or distributed architecture.
• Adept verbal and written communication skills, organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to be flexible, proactive, comfortable working with minimal specifications.
• Experience with short release cycles, the full software lifecycle, and experience working on a product that's been released for public consumption.
• Experience in hiring, mentoring and managing engineers as well as engineering managers.
• Experience managing and building other leaders in your organization.

ABOUT US
Our Product
"Point provides the opportunity to stabilize your financial situation without adding costly monthly payments." - Homeowner in Burlingame, CA
Here at Point, we're helping homeowners unlock the equity in their homes without taking on further debt. With an investment from Point, homeowners can de-leverage and diversify their wealth, freeing them up to invest in their business, renovate and maintain their home, eliminate debt, and tackle all of life's expenses from college tuition to medical bills. Our equity investment product is an advantageous alternative for homeowners and investors alike. When partnering with Point, investors now have access to a brand new asset class - homeowner-occupied residential real estate. Point is the first fintech product that is truly aligned with consumers' interests - when the homeowner does well, Point and its investors do well.
Our Team
People first
As a consumer fintech company, we embed integrity, transparency, and trust into everything we do at Point, including how we work. Whether you're a homeowner, investor, employee, or candidate, it's people who power our business. We keep the human experience top of mind.
Experts at work
We're on a mission to help the 23 million equity-rich, but cash-constrained Americans tap into their home's wealth. To do so, we have experience and expertise in all areas of the business, especially at the helm. Point's leadership have previously founded TrialPay (acquired by Visa), Yub (acquired by Coupons.com), Metails (acquired by Buy.com), SiteAdvisor (acquired by McAfee), Affirm, SendGrid (acquired by Twilio), and TXN (acquired by Envestnet).
Championed by the best
Point announced its $115M Series C led by WestCap in May 2022. To date, we've raised over $170M from leading investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Prudential Financial, DAG Ventures, Ribbit Capital, Greylock, and SV Angel.
PERKS AT POINT
Health Insurance
Point provides platinum-rated plans for medical (Anthem Blue Cross or Kaiser Permanente), dental and vision (The Standard). We cover 99% of employee premiums and 75% of dependent premiums.
Generous Vacation
Take time for yourself and your family when you want - Point has an unlimited vacation policy.
Continued Learning
We encourage all team members to attend events hosted by our investors, external workshops and conferences. We believe in continuous improvement and want to support employees on their professional journeys.
Family Friendly
Point will top off California PFL earnings to full salary for up to eight weeks, as well as two weeks of fully paid leave to be available after exhaustion of CA PFL. An employee can take reasonable vacation time in addition to the California PFL leave.
Work From Home Stipends
With employees working remote, Point will provide employees a $50 monthly cell phone stipend and a $50 monthly internet stipend. In addition, we will reimburse up to $150 to help you purchase supplies for your home office.